Electronic Arts and DICE have posted some new FAQ notes, in which they revealed that the PC version of Star Wars: Battlefront won’t feature any split-screen support. Now I may be the only one here that is not upset about such a thing, but how many of you wished for a split-screen mode in Battlefield?
Of course it’s a bummer. Why the console version sport such a feature and the PC does not? Well, there is no answer to that. Perhaps it has something to do with Battlelog. Or perhaps DICE thought that most PC gamers are not willing to play via this mode.
In other news, DICE confirmed that Missions do not grant players multiplayer career experience, though they will do provide players with credit rewards they can spend on buying unlocks.
Moreover, Y-wings will be non-player controlled vehicles.
And last but not least, DICE shared some new details about the game’s Walker Assault mode.
“In Walker Assault, vehicles are tied to the power up system. When you find a vehicle power up on the map, you will need to activate it, which immediately spawns you inside the vehicle.
Vehicle power ups specifically must be used within a certain amount of time. This is a design decision to allow more equal distribution of the vehicle power ups amongst all players.”
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that’s a disappointment for me -_-
i love a good splitscreen game
Let’s hope the “Vehicle Power Up” system won’t have players camping those spots to get the vehicles.
I’m tired of developers leaving a perfectly functional split-screen feature out of the PC version & all the reviewers who excuse it. The code is there, it works & it’s just sheer laziness that has been driving the market off platform for over a decade; I’ve seen many instances of it literally only requiring turning on via config files.
We know it’s a myth that PCs can’t be used for lounge-room gaming & what better is a device that can *literally* split the game into multiple screens in any room, even multiple rooms simultaneously? If we actually tried to entertain the market, the possibilities are endless. We aren’t limited like consoles yet pretend we’re inferior.
Best part about PC gaming is the diversity. Let’s not forget that.
In agreement! We should have at least split screen and mutliscreen split too! I’d expect more features with more power, not less. Instead it’s fair to say the consoles have a fair argument when they say they are better for living rooms or local multiplayer – due 100% to devs not bothering or worse, going out of their way to remove super basic features even after it already works on release, but not for consoles?
You might not yet personally have a living room PC, but i’m surprised PC gamers are not bothered by this pro-console practise, afterall the current arena for supremacy is the living room, this is clearly a blow.
Agree, PC is about options! Its a shame many PC elitist thinks that having options is a bad thing, just look at PC Gamer post on face about this matter. Im glad to see Dsog readers are more mature.
Who plays split screen on PC?
not me
Good for you, thanks for such a useful information.
i do, i play rocket league and borderlands 2 on splitscreen sometimes multiscreen.
i know, but god forbid its not there. people will b*tch about anything!
I have every good local multiplayer game, we play in the living room, it’s a blast
those who has them cpnnected to the living room. It is 2015 and when you ask who plays split screen on pc?
Every chance I have with my wife and have lots of fun doing it.
If you are in that mood go to PC Gamer where elitist KB/M and 19 inch monitor gamers come together to show how stupid they are. PC is about Options, and having less options than consoles is nothing to be proud about.
Those with friends.
ill wait until it get 30$
Even 30$ is too much for this game.
Agreed! Quite a few features are left out when comparing to the original game, so why not adjust the price accordingly?
Besides, I’m still not convinced that the same will be any good and those vehicles power ups… amazing work. Couldn’t they even watched Unreal Tournament 3 for a few minutes for ideas?
with all the dlc like i did with bf 4
I could swear I’ve already seen a splitscreen-shot from the PC beta or alpha or whatever they call the DEMO for this game 😉
Like Farcry 4, there was tech demos on PC with splitscreen and it was removed in the last second!!
couldn’t agree more.
Discussed by this. It would cost them nothing extra to add this feature that people who do have setups for couch coop pc gaming would enjoy. Instead we are paying full price for a stripped down game. Atleast give us the option via console, just like left for dead.
like iPhone and every apple products
Besides the splitscreen thing , ”Moreover, Y-wings will be non-player controlled vehicles.” Dammit Dice, wtf ?
They mentioned earlier that they’re not using Battlelog for this.
Reminds me of them not adding controller support in Mass Effect. There is no reason to not add things like this unless being pressured by the idiot console makers not to add such things, because it makes their Mickey Mouse console look bad.
EA? You will lose more on sales than MS/Sony paid you for this junk. Many friends and family have recently built MITX builds for their TV. These consoles are garbage, stop propping them up.
this is kind of suxs that this kind of feature are purposely removed from PC version to save the consoles. pathetic seriously. i played split second.. a 2010 game on PC has split screen. split screen not able to work on PC? is that a retarded joke?
I’m just upset that they denounced space battles or the potential DLC or expansion game that I’d be willing to shell out 60 bones for, if a space combat arena came out. I know Dice can do it. No one wants a vehicle system on a linear path. They want Battlefield style flying and hovering and lots of aircraft pew pew.